Deadly taxi violence is going unabated in Cape Town. Three taxi drivers were killed and four others wounded in attacks in Khayelitsha and Philippi East on Wednesday between 6pm and midnight.
It came hours after the brazen attack at the Palm taxi rank in Delft in the morning where two men were shot and wounded and scores of commuters were forced to flee and take cover.
It also came after several taxi-related shootings on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Colonel André Traut says the Provincial Taxi Unit is investigating these shootings. He adds that arrests have yet to be made. Calls have been made for the leaders of the taxi associations CATA and CODETA to immediately bring their members to order and put an end to the violence.
The Shooting Incidents that occurred recently as follows:
- In Site B, Khayelitsha, a taxi driver was shot dead while driving in Japhta K Masemola Street.
- A taxi driver was wounded in Govan Mbeki Road, Philippi East.
- In Lower Crossroads, a taxi driver was shot in the face and body while driving. He was taken to a medical facility for treatment.
- In Browns Farm, a 22-year-old taxi driver was killed at his residence in Buhlungu Street.
- A taxi driver was killed and another man injured in an attack in Boston Road, Browns Farm. They were
- travelling in a minibus taxi.
- On the corner of Govan Mbeki and Sheffield roads, a taxi driver was shot in the back. He was transported to a medical facility for treatment.
